Career Development and Exploration

Career Development and Exploration

Resources for K-8

WEBSITE AND DESCRIPTION / K-2 / 3-5 / 6-8
Bizzy Bees Working Together

An online elementary career program from Wisconsin. Bizzy Bee is a career game for k-1 students.
Cost is $11.95 - $39.95 depending on what you purchase. Student can work individually or in small groups to match the Bizzy Bee occupation cards to the Career Cluster Hives that form a large classroom display. Games include 16 Bizzy Bees Career Clusters or 64 Bizzy Bees Occupation Cards or “Bees” and more. / X
Career Bingo

Here's a fun way to look at different careers with a traditional favorite B I N G O ! This complete lesson has directions, BINGO sheets, everything you need. / X / X
Career Cluster Activities (Arkansas)

A large variety of Career Cluster activities for grades 6-12. / X
Career Family Tree

Students take a look at the careers chosen by their grandparents, parents, aunts, uncles, and other relatives. / X
Career Heroes

Career Heroes is a set of career education tools designed around the theme of popular trading
card games. The goal of Career Heroes is to introduce 3rd and 4th graders to the concept of career planning and to teach them the basics of using career information. Career Heroes consist of a career awareness workbook and teacher’s guide with additional classroom activities. / X
Career Jeopardy Games

Provided by Minot, North Dakota Career & Technical Education, the goal of the Elementary Career Jeopardy Games is to create career awareness. The games are designed to be facilitated by a teacher in a classroom setting with the entire class participating. / X / X
Careers Are Everywhere Activity Booklet

Children start exploring careers as early as the elementary grades. This booklet provides some suggestions to help young children begin to think about careers. / X
Could This Be Your Life?

An interactive game teaching students about careers and life choices. Students select a career, form a family and choose a place to live and see the consequences their choices may have on their life. / X
Drive of Your Life

Drive of Your Life is a fun online career exploration game that helps middle school and high school students learn more about themselves, higher education and careers. This free educational tool lets kids answer a series of questions about themselves to learn what careers could interest them and then go on a virtual drive to learn more about each of those careers – all in their own customized car. / X
Engineer Girl!

The EngineerGirl website is part of an NAE project to bring national attention to the opportunity that engineering represents to all people at any age, but particularly to women and girls. / X / X
Equity Alliance

This site provides access to hundreds of free learning materials through their Learning Carousel. Learn how to develop inclusive teaching through their Professional Learning modules. / X / X / X
Girls Know How

This website and the book series inspires young readers to explore careers and follow their dreams! Here students will uncover exciting careers, learn about women who have risen to the tops of their fields and find out how they achieved their success. / X
INFUSING EQUITY BY GENDER INTO THE CLASSROOM: A Handbook of Classroom Practices

A handbook of gender equity lessons. / X / X / X
Kids.gov!

Kids.gov is a site where kids can create, share, learn and have fun! There are a variety of great resources that offer information that can help with anything from homework assignments to class projects, group activities, contest, careers and educational games. You don’t have to worry about unsafe links or advertising on Kids.gov. / X / X / X
KidsWork!

Explore interesting jobs in a variety of virtual workplaces. / X / X
Mar Global Conveyor for Kids and Students

This site is part of the NASA website and offers some great career sites for kids who are interested in becoming part of the space program. Explore programs for those interested in careers in astronomy, chemistry, geology, chemistry, science and space exploration. / X
Missouri Connections

Missouri Connectionsis a web-based resource to help Missouri Citizens determine their career interests, explore occupations, establish education plans, develop job search strategies, and create résumés. Sponsored by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Department of Economic Development, Missouri Connections is available to students, parents, guidance counselors, educators, and job seekers at no charge. / X
Oklahoma CareerTech

Oklahoma Career Information Systems provides career information activities specific to the career clusters which assists in connecting classrooms, community and careers for Grades K – 6. / X / X / x
Pennsylvania Career Education and Work Standards

Curriculum lesson plans by grades and strands including grades K-12. / X / X / X
STEM Equity Pipeline

Resources for expanding options for women and girls in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math through a variety of online resources. / X / X / X
Success Link

SuccessLink is a valuable resource for Missouri educators. Funded through the Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education and other public and private funds, SuccessLink disseminates and promotes the best teaching ideas throughout Missouri. / X / X / X
TeachEngineering

The TeachEngineeringdigital library provides teacher-tested, standards-based engineering content for K-12 to use in science and math classrooms. Engineering lessons connect real-world experiences with curricular content already taught in K-12 classrooms. Mapped to educational content standards, this comprehensive curricula are hands-on, inexpensive, and relevant to children's daily lives. / X / X / X
Teach The Children Well

Teach the Children Well website hosts a variety of K-8 activities in career exploration and other grade level subject content areas. / X / X / X
Teacher Vision

Teacher Vision is dedicated to helping teachers save time. Over 22,000 pages of classroom-ready lesson plans, printables, and resources for Grades Pre – 12. Includes a Counseling section with grade level topics including crisis intervention, cross-cultural counseling, employment, employment counseling, family counseling, interpersonal skills, life skills and peer counseling. / X / X / X
The Fun Works – For Careers You Never Knew Existed

This Web site is about careers. Students explore many different areas, not just the ones that seem obvious, think about what they enjoy and then see where it leads. / X / X
Venture Publications, Inc.; On Track & Movin’ On

On Track and Movin’ On career discovery stay-in-school magazines are perfect for career curriculum in the classroom, after school career exploration workshops and career days! A PDF Teacher Guide with lesson plans and options are available for each article. / X
Virginia Career VIEW (Vital Information for Education and Work)

Virginia Career VIEW (Vital Information for Education and Work) is recognized as the Commonwealth's Career Information Delivery System for all students in grades K-8 in Virginia. Website includes independent research, K-8 engaging activities, in addition to hands-on statewide training and outreaches with the most current data presented using the latest technology. / X / X / X
Vocational Information Center

Career guides and activities for students in elementary, middle school and high school. A wide variety of career curriculum and resources. / X / X / X
Washington OSPI

The “Sparking the Future” curriculum was designed for students who are the first in their family to attend college. These lessons provide extra help for students in grades 6 through 12. Students follow a guided tour through postsecondary options, helping them explore college and career options. / X

Updated January 2012